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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 246 · 1996

Gangapur

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Winner — 1996

BACHNU RAM PATEL
BJP· BJP
BJP 29.3%BSP 26.7%9 others 44.0%
Votes
44,133
29.3% share
Winning margin
3,984
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
56.0%
of 2,69,203

A closely fought contest. BACHNU RAM PATEL won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BACHNU RAM PATEL
BJP
BJP
44,13329.3%
2
KAMLA RAJBHAR
BSP
BSP
40,14926.7%
3
SURENDRA
AD
32,95121.9%
4
RAJENDRA PRASHAD
CPM
United Front
25,27816.8%
5
NAGA YADAV
IND
1,7421.2%
6
HEMANT SHUKLA
IND
1,4501.0%
7
VAKIL
NLP
1,4491.0%
8
BHOLA NATH
IND
1,1800.8%
9
RAM ASHRE
IND
1,1270.8%
10
SAMARU
BHJS
6880.5%
11
BABU LAL
IND
4770.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (349th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 0.2% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
349th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
271st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
40th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 29.3%BSP 26.7%AD 21.9%CPM 16.8%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,09,141
Density
863 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,717 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.1%Muslim 14.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity26.3%
Sanitation14.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate74.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance14.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Aamla Products
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Bhakti Mandir

🛕TempleWikidata
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